SCION Complaints

View complaints related to SCION. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.

  • 2006 SCION XB
    - LANCASTER, CA

    MY SCION WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WENT TO GET IN THE CAR I NOTICED A 12 INCH CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED ON THE FAR DRIVERS SIDE AND CURVED A LITTLE THEN WENT STRAIGHT TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE CAR. THE DATE OF THE CRACK WAS 4/19/08. TOYOTA REPLACED THE WINDOW ON 4/22/08. I GOT INTO MY CAR ON 4/27/08 TO GO TO A FRIENDS HOUSE 1 HOUR LATER I GOT INTO MY CAR AND THERE WAS ANOTHER CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT STARTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND CAME UP ABOUT 5 INCHES AND CURVED TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE FOR ABOUT 5 OR 6 INCHES. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2007 SCION TC
    - EASTMAN, GA

    APRIL 15, 2008 I HAD A CAR STOP SHORT IN FRONT OF ME AND SWERVED TO MISS THEM HIT THE MEDIAN AND ROLLED AT LEAST SIX TIMES ACCORDING TO A EYE WITNESS RUNNING AROUND 60-65 MPH THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND THERE WAS NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AND I KNOW THAT THERE NOT SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY ON A ROLLOVER BUT AT SOME TIME OR ANOTHER IT HIT THE FRONT END HARD ENOUGH TO BUST AND BEND UP THE RADIATOR AND IT PUSHED THE MOTOR BACK INTO THE FIRE WALL AND NOT TO MENTION THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE BODY WORK SO I JUST KIND OF FIGURED SOMEBODY NEEDS TO KNOW I WAS INJURED IN THE WRECK AND I HONESTLY COULDN'T SAY IF THEY WOULD OF HELPED OR MADE THE ACCIDENT WORSE BUT I NEED TO KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY I'VE FOUND NO RECALLS OR ANYTHING ON THE CAR SO MAYBE IT WAS A DEFAULT AIR BAG,,, PLEASE LET ME KNOW SOMETHING,, THE CAR WAS A 2007 SCION TC. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 SCION XB
    - PUYALLUP, WA

    SPONTANEOUS CRACK ON WINDSHIELD OF MY XB SCION. IT HAS BEEN CRACKED OUT OF MY FIELD OF VISION FOR OVER A YEAR, AND THEN JUST A FEW WEEKS BACK IT CRACK ALL THE WAY ACROSS! *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 SCION TC
    - ORO VALLEY, AZ

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SCION TC. WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS CLOSED FROM WITHIN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,809 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,800.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2006 SCION XB
    - EXETER, RI

    MY REAR WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED AND COMPLETELY SHATTERED 3 TIME IN 6 MONTHS. I'VE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, AND IM TIRED OF IT....TOYOTA CLAIMS THERE IS NO DEFECT, BUT I'VE READ ON OTHER SITES THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. MY FRONT WINDSHIELD IS NOW CRACKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE OUTSIDE MOLDING....HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DO I HAVE TO SPEND BEFORE THEY RECALL THIS ISSUE. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 SCION XB
    - SAVANNAH, GA

    I BOUGHT MY SCION BRAND NEW IN NOV. 2005. IT WAS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR, AND I LOVE MY XB. I HAVE BEEN HAVING UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD CRACKS. I AM CURRENTLY ON MY 5TH WINDSHIELD, AND TODAY I CAME OUT AND SAW A NEW CRACK. APPROX. 12" ON THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FACING THE GARAGE DOOR SINCE ABOUT 530PM YESTERDAY. SOME ONE OF THE PREVIOUS CRACK WAS DUE TO A SMALL PEBBLE LIKE OBJECT THAT LIGHTLY HIT THE WINDSHIELD. IT WAS INSTANTANEOUSLY A 10" CRACK. MY FIRST TWO WINDSHIELDS WERE COVERED BY MY INSURANCE, THAT LAST ONE I PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. WITH THE NEW CRACK I WILL ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT UNLESS TOYOTA OWNS UP TO THE DEFECT. THE NEW CRACK SHOWS NO SIGNS OF IMPACT. IT GROWS OUT FROM UNDER THE MOLDING AND GOES UP, THEN SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, THEN UP AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA TWICE HOPING TO GET THIS SOLVED. I'LL KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 SCION XB
    - GRAND RAPIDS, MI

    MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK STARTING FROM THE TOP MIDDLE, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THE CRACK EXTENDED DOWNWARD APPROXIMATELY 6-8 INCHES AND THEN HORIZONTALLY TOWARD THE DRIVER'S SIDE APPROXIMATELY 6-8 INCHES, FORMING AN "L" SHAPE. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS HAPPENED AS I DON'T RECALL HAVING ANY DEBRIS HIT THE WINDSHIELD. 8TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 SCION XB
    - VESTAL, NY

    AN "L" SHAPED CRACK THAT APPEARED WITHOUT INCIDENT FROM THE TOP SECTION OF MY WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR. APPROX. 10 INCHES LONG AT THIS POINT. APPEARS TO BE GETTING LARGER DAILY. NO CHIPS IN WINDSHIELD THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRACK LIKE THIS. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW TO HAVE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2006 SCION XB
    - ATLANTA, GA

    CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON MY 2006 SCION XB. WITH ONLY 3,200 MILES ON THE CAR I STARTED NOTICING SMALL STRESS CRACKS STARTING ON THE SIDE OF HE WINDSHIELD. AFTER I WENT TO SCION THEY ATTRIBUTED THESE CRACKS FROM ROCK CHIPS. THE COMPANY THAT REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD SAID THAT THEIR WHERE NO ROCK DIVOYS IN THE CRACK LINE AND THAT THESE WAS AN STRESS ISSUE. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2008 SCION XB
    - GREENVILLE, NC

    CRACKED WINDSHIELD (AGAIN!) THIS IS MY SECOND XB AND I FIGURED THE FIRST CRACKED WINDSHIELD IN MY 2006 WAS A FLUKE, BUT NO! NOW I HAVE ONE IN MY BRAND NEW (2,100 MILES) 2008 XB! WHAT THE HECK?? IT HAS TO BE A DEFECT. *TR

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE